Ding Fan

Ding Fan is an Assistant Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Art and Media, Tongji University. Holding a PhD in Engineering (Architecture), he serves as Deputy Director of Academic Development Department and leads the "Urban-Rural Communication and Development Strategy" research team. His work bridges architecture with communication studies through interdisciplinary urban research.

• Education: Tongji University (B.Arch 2011, M.Arch 2014, PhD 2019), with visiting studies at Polytechnic Institute of Madrid (2012-2013) and Columbia University (2017-2018)
• Research Interests: Urban-rural communication systems, Media-space interactions, Urban cultural studies, Waterfront regeneration theory, Crossmedia urban analysis, City branding strategies

His publications focus on urban transformation through media-theoretical frameworks, with 50+ works in journals like Residential Science & Technology and Urban Planning. Notable monographs include Water-City Symbiosis and Globalization and Localization. He received multiple awards including National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project and Shanghai Super Postdoctoral Incentive Plan.

As academic service, he reviews for national science funds and serves on editorial boards of Urban and Rural Communication and Global Contemporary Media Theory. His recent 2024 curriculum on "Media, City and Crossdisciplinary Communication" earned national first-class course recognition. Current projects examine media-architectural intersections in urban regeneration processes.